EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings cornerback Isaiah Rodgers has received «some of the most racist comments» he has seen since entering the NFL, Rodgers posted Monday on X in the wake of a 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
A screenshot Rodgers posted on Instagram showed multiple messages that included the N-word. In another, a social media user wrote: «ur worse than Hitler.» In a separate screenshot, the same individual later apologized.
Rodgers was the Vikings' primary defender on two big plays that sparked the Eagles, including a 79-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith in the third quarter and a 45-yard completion to A.J. Brown in the fourth quarter that sealed the game. He took full responsibility after the game, saying that «I put it on me» and adding: «I came here for a reason, and those type of plays I know I can make. So, I put it on me.»
In a post on X, Rodgers wrote that «Racism is real.»
Racism is real
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